Play and Learning

Description

This course will develop students' understanding and appreciation of play as a valuable pursuit in childhood and as a means of achieving optimal educational development. Students will be given the opportunity to observe, plan, teach and evaluate play frames and experiences in early childhood sites 0 - 5 yrs.

Availability

Not currently available.

This Course was last offered in Semester 1 - 2014.

Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate knowledge of the importance of play;

2. Demonstrate knowledge and critical understanding of theories of play;

3. Critically evaluate play materials and play environments;

4. Observe and identify the types of play children engage in;

5. Observe, plan, implement and evaluate a range of play experiences;

6. Recognise the emergent curriculum as an integral part of the planning process in early childhood.

Content

This course contains:

play and learning praxis

classical, modern and contemporary theories of play

suitability and safety of play environments

the role of play materials in enabling children to explore their world

a variety of observation techniques and planning formats

curriculum approaches across early childhood

Review of Progress

This course is a compulsory program requirement for students in the following program(s):

In addition to meeting the University's overall requirements for academic progression, students enrolled in these program(s) must satisfactorily complete this course in order to progress in their program.

Requisites

This course is only available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Teaching(Primary) / Bachelor Early Childhood Studies and associated programs.

Assumed Knowledge

EDUC1045, PUBH2020; LING1100

Assessment Items

Written Assignment: Articulate a pedagogical approach based on wide and critical engagement of literature of the field *

Report: Showcase of Practice *

Professional Task: Professional Experience Report *

* This assessment has a compulsory requirement.

Compulsory Requirements

In order to pass this course, each student must complete ALL of the following compulsory requirements:

Course Assessment Requirements:

Written Assignment: Pass Requirement - Students must pass this assessment item to pass the course.

Report: Pass Requirement - Students must pass this assessment item to pass the course.

Professional Task: Pass Requirement - Students must pass this assessment item to pass the course.

Pre-Placement Requirements:

Prohibited Employment Declaration - Declaration that student is not a prohibited person in terms of the Child Protection (Prohibited Employment) Act 1998.